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Janelle WardAssistant professor of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands :

Rep. Schiff's proposed amendment would restrict the freedoms and liberties of corporations, not people.

When he was confirmed in 2005, Chief Justice Roberts compared judges to umpires: "Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them."

Citizens United made a new rule. It was an activist decision, and it's going to take activism to reverse it. Rep. Schiff's proposed amendment will help get the public's attention. That's what we all want, right? More citizen participation in determining how our democracy works?

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